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Plain-language summaries of K-12 education and edtech news, written by our in-house news desk for parents and teachers. We paraphrase — we don’t republish — and every post links back to the original reporting.
Pediatricians Just Updated Recess Guidance for the First Time in 13 Years
The American Academy of Pediatrics published new K-12 recess guidance — extending the recommendation beyond elementary school and pushing back on using recess as a punishment.
via American Academy of Pediatrics · Pediatrics journal
Kids Are in a ‘Reading Recession,’ and We Should Stop Pretending Otherwise
New national analysis from Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth finds U.S. students still nearly half a grade level behind pre-pandemic reading scores. The decline started before COVID.
via The Hechinger Report
Canvas Data Breach Reaches K-12 Classrooms, Highlighting Edtech Privacy Gaps
Instructure’s Canvas learning platform was hit by a breach affecting student data. What happened, what was exposed, and what it means for schools relying on third-party LMS tools.
via Education Week / K-12 Dive
New Research: Schools Near Data Centers See Math Score Declines
A SustainableED conference at Brown University surfaced preliminary research linking data-center and airport proximity to declines in K-12 math performance. What was actually presented.
via The Hechinger Report
The Ed-Tech Backlash Is Here. Here’s What Parents Should Actually Take From It
Education Week’s reporting on the growing pushback against classroom technology is sharper than the headlines suggest. We pull out the parts that actually matter for K-8.
via Education Week
Teachers Report Rising Misbehavior in the Youngest Grades. Here’s What’s Behind It
Hechinger Report covers a surge in classroom behavior challenges among kindergarten and first-grade students, and what the research says about the pandemic’s lingering effects.
via The Hechinger Report
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